Re: MtMan-List: pilgrim outfit

["Jerry H. Wheeler" <itwhee@mcn.org>]

that is what make me so made at people pointing and whispering its like being in
scool againe. its not period. what do they think its not period if they want to
have period let them thatys why i stay away from them. it takes the fun out of it
for me usualy its the ones that were never in the country and lived all there lives
in the cities and read a book got it all down by thursday and then start pointing .
the costume polece are a visious lot and i dont think i detest anything worse.
iron tounge----ben there done that!!!!!!!!! whaaaaaah

Frank wrote:

> Hello the camp!
>
> On the subject of "starting out", I have often wished that some experienced
> enterprising skinner would put together a web page with pictures showing their
> "historically correct" possibles.  Not every imaginable item but just the
> basics needed to make a respectable outfit.  Heck, others could post to this
> site as they get pictures of their stuff.  There's nothing like showing up to a
> voo in your new outfit, full of expectations of a good time only to have those
> with "well worn skins" look down their noses at you or worse, whisper and
> point!  Sure does take the fun out of a weekend.  It's really hard sometimes to
> imagine what a particular piece of gear or clothing looks like.  I live where
> there is virtually no one to look to for help and the books I have don't have
> the best pictures.  I imagine there are many greenhorns in the same fix.
> Just a thought...
>
> Medicine Bear